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Despite going to both PAX Prime and PAX East in 2011 and Firefall's noticeable presence at both events, I haven't actually tried it yet. Which is a shame, because the more I see of the game, the more I feel compelled to play it. (more)

In an extremely interesting, though not so surprising revelation from the latest Iwata Asks it seems The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was initially intended to sport a purely button-based control scheme. Apparently series producer Eiji Aonuma had no intention of building the title around the Wii's MotionPlus, but was later inspired by the fencing event in Wii Sports Resort. It's a curious bit of information. My inner cynic is curious as to why MotionPlus wasn't in the plans from the start. (more)

Ahead of Nintendo's online 3DS presentation this Friday, word has spread that the new 3DS firmware will be available on November 4 in Europe, and presumably on or around that date in other regions as well. (more)

Google and Samsung yesterday used the AsiaD: All Things Digital event to launch the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich. Though the two companies were more than happy to talk about Android 4.0 on the Galaxy Nexus, neither mentioned when users with other Android devices can expect to get their hands on Ice Cream Sandwich. (more)

Tuesday night Google finally unveiled Android 4.0 aka "Ice Cream Sandwich," the latest version of its OS which now sports an "evolved" UI that's actually similar to the company's tablet-oriented build, Android 3.x "Honeycomb." This new version will reportedly also make it easier on developers to write apps for both smartphones and tablets, possibly preventing much of the fragmentation that currently plagues the Android platform across the board. (more)

Nvidia has released a promo video of its upcoming Tegra 3 five-core SoC code-named "Kal-El". The commercial doesn't offer any hard facts when it comes to what devices will feature the chip or when they'll be available on the market, but merely shows what a Superman-themed SoC promises to offer when duty calls, including console-quality gaming, high-speed internet with Flash, multitasking, full HD video and more. (more)

According to the report, Jobs negotiated a possible deal which was rumored to have been in the $800 million neighborhood, directly with Houston and Arash Ferdowski, the founders of the services. It is unclear what caused the negotiations to stop, but Houston indicated that they were not willing to lose grip on the company and eventually decided to independently grow the business. (more)

Remember how badly you wanted a PlayStation phone, only to find out that "experience" was headed to a multitude of devices across the Android spectrum? Well, it looks like Sony's finally making good on that retro-gaming promise. Starting today, the company's one stop shop for its classic games of yesteryear goes live in nine countries -- although, you'll have to be a Tablet S owner to partake of the PlayStation Certified nostalgia. (more)

Honeycomb tablet owners have already been able to use Netflix unofficially thanks to some .APKs that have been floating about, but the company has now finally updated the app with some official support for Android 3.x tablets beyond those that shipped with it pre-installed. (more)

We'd imagine come November 13th, the above will be the scene inside many a PS3 owner's house. That's when Sony's hot little 24-inch PlayStation 3D display will officially be available in the US, Canada, Europe and parts of Asia. Sony took to its US PlayStation Blog today with the news, along with a lengthy FAQ to keep your GAS at bay in the meantime. (more)

You knew Lytro was up to something, but with its infinite focus light-field powered camera out of the bag, how does it actually stack up in real life? In a word: novel -- you certainly won't be tossing your regular camera for this shooter, at least not in its current incarnation. Still the concept of shoot now, ask focus questions later is revolutionary, so hop on past the break for our initial impressions. (more)

I'll be honest here, Flash games got me through high school. Without the constant presence of Newgrounds and Homestar Runner I very well may have failed before getting my hands on that diploma. That said, there's not a whole lot of variety in the sea of simple time wasters and imitations. That's what makes Nitrome's Megamash so exciting. (more)

I can't imagine ever seeing a general consensus when it comes to software piracy. Consumers, developers, publishers and the media all approach the situation from different angles and have different motivations and investments in the software. Unity Technologies, developers of the Unity game engine and editor, have added some more gray to the piracy canvass. John Goodale believes that China's culture of piracy allowed his company to make waves in the East. (more)

The Battlefield 3 open beta isn't just for fun and war games. EA has been listening to feedback from players and the Battlefield Blog now has a list of the most important fixes that will be in the game's final version (with a full list in the Battlelog news section): (more)

One Dota 2 fan wanted to win a beta key in a big way in Valve's recent photo contest -- like, really big. The rules stipulated entrants submit a photograph of themselves "holding a sign that reads 'Dota 2' and your 'PlayDotA.com Username' in any creative fashion," and that the image had to be larger than 600x400 px. So Steven Addison put his image on a billboard, because that's what sane people do to get beta keys. (more)

Somewhere, someone has tossed a coin into a fountain, quietly uttering "I wish I were an Antonio Banderas cat." Were we the universe, we would have fulfilled wishes about global hunger or world peace first, but whatever. (more)

Sony said it expects a "huge impact" on earnings as the euro declines -- many of Sony's exports are to European countries, some of which are on the edge of defaulting on an international loan. The euro currently sits at a decade-low against the yen, and as Sony generally doesn't buy from Europe, it doesn't have a defense against the euro's descent, Sony corporate treasurer Hiroshi Kurihara told Bloomberg. (more)

Have you been feeling acutely cheery recently? Is your constantly joyful attitude destroying your daily life? Do people on the streets gasp in disgust and pull their children away from your positively delighted strut? Then it's about time you got your Rage on -- beginning today, people who pre-ordered Rage on Steam can begin pre-loading it in preparation for its Tuesday launch. Or you could save it all for Tuesday and really feel the hatred as you wait for the 25GB load. (more)

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